A draft genome of the medicinal plant Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) provides insights into the colchicine biosynthetic pathway

A draft genome assembly of Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) Makino, a traditional Chinese medicine plant, identified genes responsible for plant colchicine biosynthesis.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jing Wang, Jingjing Xie, Haixia Chen, Xia Qiu, Hai Cui, Yijiang Liu, Sunil Kumar Sahu, Dongming Fang, Tengyan Li, Mei Wang, Yewen Chen, Huan Liu, Jianyong Zhang, Binbin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04229-4